Chars pyrolyzed from oil palm wastes for activated carbon preparation

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 72-76

  Lua, Aik Chong ^a   Guo, Jia ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; GAS ADSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHARS; OIL PALM WASTES;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

REMEDIATION;

EID: 0344699439     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:1(72)     Document Type: Article

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